Posted on 01/10/2011 6:03:54 PM PST by bigheadfred
POCATELLO, Idaho -- Police have found the body of an unborn child in Pocatello. The body was left in a box at a home off of Hiline Road.
Police received a call Sunday from a Shelley woman named Brenda Carnahan who had heard about the incident and was concerned.
Police found the fetus in a box, and sent it to the coroner's office for an autopsy.
Any potential charges are pending the results of the autopsy, because police don't know if this was a miscarriage or an abortion.
Bannock County prosecutor Mark Heideman has been contacted by police, and he is waiting on the autopsy results, as well.
There are a number of legal situations that could result from the bizaare incident, Heideman said.
Carnahan said she felt the need to speak up when she was contacted about the situation by a family member.
"I'm a grandmother myself. And the love and the compassion I have for my grandkids? They're my life. And I felt that if somebody didn't speak up for this baby, who would? It doesn't have a voice anymore," Carnahan said.
Police said they hope to have the autopsy results within a few days.
It's the Feds. They call some species endangered. They import the damn things, and then release them in our backyards.
I thought isn't it great someone had that attitude and then I saw your comment! I'm glad she spoke up. It's shocking.
Bless your wife for reporting this, bhfred. Very sad to hear that somenone could just leave an unborn child in a box. Prayers for your wife and the lost child.
Boats, I spaced you on the ping (facepalm)
Jim. Thanks for FR.
MHGinTN. Thought you should see this.
Brenda must have really impressed the local8 news crew to have her heartwarming concerns so prominantly displayed as part of the story.
Methinks you've hooked a keeper, my friend ;~)
Prayers for the child, whose breaths were few before going home...
Prayers for the Mother; may she turn her life over to God.
You married a good woman.
God bless your wife and you. I’m glad somebody came along to speak for that child.
Thank you.
Autopsy results should be in soon.
I don’t know what will happen.
This is a 32 year old woman. She told my wife she was at 25-26 weeks. She intentionally aborted.
While I think abortion is murder, intentionally killing an unborn baby that far along should be treated as a capital murder.
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This is an update. Woman charged...
The detective called looking for additional information. He severely wants to up the charges.
Got a nice F U card from Pamela in Columbus, Ohio.
A couple of nice comments on the link. Cheryl Malaguti (in the comments) was ripping on Evan a bit. That really flies with me. The wife MAY have had some editorial assistance on that reply.
http://www.localnews8.com/news/28055434/detail.html
THX THX.
A mother with a dead soul, who cannot even have her soul stirred by the struggle of her alive unborn child, well, she is lost indeed. One can only hope she is now sterile and will not get any more chances to murder any more children in her womb or partially out.
thank you for the update.
Thanks bhf.
Thanks for the update, bhfred. Very sad that this woman chose this route. Bless your wife for doing the right thing.
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